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Station Road - Notice of an Application for the Registration of Land as a Town or Village Green
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COMMONS ACT 2006 – SECTION 15(1)
Notice of an application for the registration of land as a Town or Village Green
To every reputed owner, lessee, tenant or occupier of any part of the land described below, and to all others whom it may concern.
Application has been made to the Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH by Wendy Johnson of 161 Station Road, Cheddleton, Leek ST13 7EE under section 15(1) of the Commons Act 2006 and in accordance with the Commons (registration of town or Village Greens) (interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007. The application seeks the inclusion in the register of town and village greens of the land described in the Schedule below which is claimed to have qualified for registration as a town or village green on 17 January 2026 by virtue of the fact that the land subject to this application is used by the residents of the local area for recreational purposes and use of the land has occurred over many years by local people of all ages for recreational exercise and children’s play.
The application, which includes a plan of the land proposed for registration may be inspected at the following office Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH during normal office hours. Copies of the documents may also be inspected at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Stockwell St. Leek ST13 6HQ during normal office hours.
If the registration authority is satisfied that the land described below qualifies for registration as a town or village green, it will so register the land.
Any person wishing to object to the registration of the land as a town or village green should send a statement of the facts on which the objection is based to Environment and Countryside, Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH or via email: tvgenquiries@staffordshire.gov.uk quoting reference NGV53 on or before 9th December 2026. Any representations that are to be taken into account by the Authority in reaching a decision on the application cannot be treated as confidential and will be copied to the applicant for comment and may be disclosed to other interested parties.
Dated: 28 October 2026
Kate Loader
County Solicitor
Schedule
Description of the land claimed to have qualified for registration as a town or village green: Land known as Bridge Eye Playing field adjacent to Station Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire as shown on the map which accompanies the application.
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